William Lowe Jr.

William Lowe (Jr.) is the father of Julia Lowe Wyant, the grandfather of Isaac S. Wyant, the great grandfather of Charles B. Wyant and the great great grandfather of Bessie Ethel Wyant Wellons, my grandmother.

Note: The name is often spelled Low instead of Lowe.

William Lowe, (Jr.) was born about 1776. The birthplace is unknown, but is likely Powhatan County, Virginia.

His parents were William Lowe or Low (1754-1778) and Nancy Harvey. William Lowe (Sr.) was a private in 1st Troop of Lee’s Legion of the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of death are unknown.

He married Lucy Davenport on March 25, 1799 in Powhatan, Virginia.

Their daughter, Julia Lowe, was born about 1806 in Owen County, Kentucky.

His wife Lucy Davenport Lowe died in about 1824.

One source of information about William Lowe (Jr.) and Lucy Davenport Lowe is the Family History of Mrs. Maggie May Banner.

Another source is the DAR Magazine, Volune 22, published in 1903, which has a note regarding the father which also connects to the son:

Title: “Low- Revolutionary Service of William Low of Powhatan County, Virginia.

“Family tradition says that he was killed in the Revolutionary War. He left one son, William Low (sic), who moved from Virginia to Woodford County, Kentucky and afterward to Owen County, Kentucky.”